Classical
Jewel
Elizabeth Holowell (violin) & Robert Constable (piano)
Holowell and Constable take a personal journey through Australian music for violin and piano. Includes a number of otherwise unrecorded works.
Elegy
New Zealand Chamber Soloists
The New Zealand Chamber Soloists were formed in 2006 from a range of artists who have connections with the University of Waikato, and all of whom have national and international careers as performers.
Aurora Australis
Various Performers
More than 150 minutes of musical performance from the 2007 Asia Pacific Festival, Wellington, New Zealand. Recorded live.
Volume 2:
The Complete RecordingsRichard Farrell 1926 - 1958
Volume 2 (2 CDs) in the Richard Farrell series with recordings of works by Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Granados, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Schumann.
Volume 1:
The Complete RecordingsRichard Farrell 1926 - 1958
Volume 1 (2 CDs) of a special series devoted to the recordings of the legendary NZ pianist playing Grieg, Brahms, Liszt.
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DeConstruction
Tzenka Dianova plays Satie & Cage
Prepared piano exponent Tzenka Dianova presents her original and beautiful approach to the piano.
Bach in the Italian Style
James Tibbles harpsichord
Bright and beautiful baroque - Performed on a fine copy of Christian Zell’s spectacular 1728 instrument.
Bartok
NZSQ Complete String Quartets
Dramatic and heartfelt performances from the 1990s, now reissued on Atoll.
Gung-Ho
Virtuoso works for Trombone - David Bremner
Trombone virtuso Bremner in a programme that runs from death defying acrobatics to the smoothest sounds you'll ever hear. Featuring four new solo trombone works.
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sing in exultation!
Terence Maskell conducts The Graduate Choir, NZ
Christmas resonates with the sound of familiar seasonal music - music that is evocative, uplifting, cheerful, and above all, comfortable.
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A Sound came from Heaven
The Graduate Choir, NZ
Considered one of the finest choirs in NZ, here is a terrific second CD from them, with repertoire based on their recent Spring tour.
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Rustic Revelry
Pepe Becker and David Morriss
Songs about love and wine, by Bach and Purcell, pesented in authentic period style.
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RACHMANINOV SONGS
Viktoriya Dodoka
Viktoriya Dodoka sings Rachmaninoff Songs, with Iola Shelley, piano.
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Piano masterworks from America & New Zealand
Thomas Hecht
NZ/American concert pianist Thomas Hecht releases first solo CD.
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My spirit sang all day
The graduate choir, nz
Conducted by Terence Maskell, this group of young voices from South Auckland is heard in a spectacular collection of music from around the world.
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SZEKELY & DVORAK QUARTETS
New Zealand String Quartet
The hugely anticipated first recording of the 1937 quartet by Zoltan Szekely, coupled with one of Dvorak's most charming and folk-influenced works...
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RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
PROKOFIEV Selection from ROMEO & JULIET
Auckland Philharmonia, with Michael Houstoun (piano) and Miguel Harth-Bedoya (conductor)
"... fire when required and poetry too"
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Mirage
Carolyn Mills (solo harp)
"Here is the ideal easy-listening recital, exquisitely played by the NZSO's principal harpist...
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Song of the Black Swan
Carolyn Mills & Dawn Harms
"...gentle, sometimes quirky, but always beautifully played collection"...
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The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
NZSO Chamber Orchestra with Donald Armstrong (Violin)
"In a market crowded with versions of these concerti, the NZSO Chamber Orchestra has given us a first-class, vivid, well-recorded reading...
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Landmarks
Christchurch Symphony with Marc Taddei (conductor) and Martin Setchell (organ)
"In all, an outstanding issue ...the sound has an immediacy that jumps out of your speakers."
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Intimate Landscapes
Amanda Hollins and Richard Mapp
Amanda Hollins, leading NZ/Aus. flutist joins with one of New Zealand's finest concert pianists to create a beautiful CD of flute classics...
Christmas a cappella II
Musica Sacra
This beautiful album from one of NZ's leading choirs is a sequel to the very successful "Christmas a cappella", no.1 in the NZ classical charts in 2001.
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Extempore
Extempore
Music by the Sons of Bach, performed by NZ based period instrument ensemble Extempore.
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Debussy Preludes
Tamas Vesmas, piano
"...performances of honour, precision and insight."
des from Rumanian pianist Tamas Vesmas, Goldmedal winner of the International Claude Debussy Competition... -
Debussy & Ravel String Quartets
New Zealand String Quartet
"...some of the most intense and emotionally involving Debussy and Ravel on disc." ClassicsToday.com...
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BEETHOVEN: ‘Rasumovsky’ Quartets Opus 59 no's 2&3
New Zealand String Quartet
"...the NZSQ communicates - even on disc there are moments you'll feel like shouting and cheering" Rod Biss, Sunday Star Times, 26 May 2002...
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Christmas A Cappella
Musica Sacra
This is the perfect traditional Christmas album - reached #1 on NZ classical charts, December 2001...
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Musica Sacra
Musica Sacra conducted by Indra Hughes
Superb follow-up CD to Musica Sacra's 2001 chart-topping Christmas release...
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Serenata
Patricia Wright & David Vine
(CO-PRODUCTION ACADEMY OPERA TRUST)
Puccini, Mascagni, Rossini, Verdi
"This disc is charming, revealing some long-dormant treasures." - American Record Guide... -
Verdi Requiem (Live)
Opera New Zealand/APO/Braithwaite
WRIGHT, CARROLL, GREAGER, MACANN
"Outstanding live recording including top soloists and chorus."... -
J.S. Bach harpsicord works
Anthony Jennings
(ATOLL/TRUST CO-PRODUCTION)
Great early music exponent in his last harpsichord recordings... -
Fantastic Musick for the Italian Harpsichord
Anthony Jennings
(ATOLL/TRUST CO-PRODUCTION)
Great early music exponent in his last harpsichord recordings... -
Colours of Change
New Zealand Ensemble with Sarah Watkins (piano) and Justine Cormack (violin)
"...wildly successful, wild being the operative word"